text_original: Though Theodoric was an Arian, he remained, till near the end of his reign, on friendly terms with the Catholic clergy. Soon after his accession he was called to decide between two rival candidates for the Papacy, and on his visit to Rome he gave splendid gifts to the shrine of St. Peter.
text_transcription: THOUGH THEODORIC WAS AN ORIAN HE REMAINED TILL NEAR THE END OF HIS REIGN ON FRIENDLY TERMS WITH THE CATHOLIC CLERGY SOON AFTER HIS SUCCESSION HE WAS CALLED TO DECIDE BETWEEN TWO RIVAL CANDIDATES FOR THE PAPACY AND ON HIS VISIT TO ROME HE GAVE SPLENDID GIFTS TO THE SHRINE OF SAINT PETER
phonemes: ðˌoʊ θiːədˈɔːɹɪk wʌz ɐn ˈɛɹiən, hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd, tˈɪl nˌɪɹ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv hɪz ɹˈeɪn, ˌɔn fɹˈɛndli tˈɜːmz wɪððə kˈæθlɪk klˈɜːdʒi. sˈuːn ˈæftɚ hɪz ɐksˈɛʃən hiː wʌz kˈɔːld tə dᵻsˈaɪd bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː ɹˈaɪvəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪts fɚðə pˈæpəsi, ænd ˌɔn hɪz vˈɪzɪt tə ɹˈoʊm hiː ɡˈeɪv splˈɛndɪd ɡˈɪfts tə ðə ʃɹˈaɪn ʌv sənt. pˈiːɾɚ.